When YOU have gone through the training, get back to me. Otherwise yours, like Gerryís, is a voice of ignorance. But thatís not why I banned him. I banned him for trying to drag my children and grandchildren through the polluted waters of his so-called mind.

ETA:

76PannenbergOmega05/03/20087:49 am

I canít believe Gerry has been banned. Jeesh.

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"The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you."- David Foster Wallace

"Here‚Äôs a clue. Snarky banalities are not a substitute for saying something intelligent. Write that down."- Barry Arrington

The question was about scientists. The deleted list was various televangelists.

psychodelict is no longer with us ~ud admin

Hmm... I wonder.

Could be that was exactly the post intended by Psychodelict - announcing his/her own bannination. The post Psychodelict was created to post. The only post by that author anywhere on UD. The phrase "ud admin" has only appeared once previously at UD. The loudspeaker in the ceiling wasn't even on.

A disposable, one-use puppet.

--------------Myth: Something that never was true, and always will be.

"The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you."- David Foster Wallace

"Here‚Äôs a clue. Snarky banalities are not a substitute for saying something intelligent. Write that down."- Barry Arrington

Now THAT is some proper Nixplanatory formating. Very important in this fallen age.

Bill - Given your incredible success with the Nixplanitory filter, The evil atheist overlords have ask me to offer you:

PROJECT 404: Threads that are no more

I ACCEPT.

What did I just accept?

404s will be harder to track - no mere perusal of fossils embedded in the tard pits will do. Google caches can't be relied upon. Routine snapshots of UD will be needed to recover the text of 404'd threads for posteriority.

--------------Myth: Something that never was true, and always will be.

"The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you."- David Foster Wallace

"Here‚Äôs a clue. Snarky banalities are not a substitute for saying something intelligent. Write that down."- Barry Arrington

The question was about scientists. The deleted list was various televangelists.

psychodelict is no longer with us ~ud admin

Hmm... I wonder.

Could be that was exactly the post intended by Psychodelict - announcing his/her own bannination. The post Psychodelict was created to post. The only post by that author anywhere on UD. The phrase "ud admin" has only appeared once previously at UD. The loudspeaker in the ceiling wasn't even on.

A disposable, one-use puppet.

My puppet Dog_of_War was banned by "ud admin", but alas, the thread was destroyed.

Now THAT is some proper Nixplanatory formating. Very important in this fallen age.

Bill - Given your incredible success with the Nixplanitory filter, The evil atheist overlords have ask me to offer you:

PROJECT 404: Threads that are no more

I ACCEPT.

What did I just accept?

404s will be harder to track - no mere perusal of fossils embedded in the tard pits will do. Google caches can't be relied upon. Routine snapshots of UD will be needed to recover the text of 404'd threads for posteriority.

I has a hint for you, brave elf prince:After 'The Adventure of the Disappearing ERV', I found that Yahoo cache is superior to that of Google.

i always figured dog of war was J-Dog. thanks for the heads up blipey, you were just clowning around.

what if you really really knew who the cast of characters was over there. would you still read?

Yes and no, as with most things.

I would probably read less more often. IOW, I would read more for technical interest, sort of like I direct a show. However, I would probably not do what I do now: read it slavishly for a few days and then get to a point where I don't read it at all for a couple of weeks.

No-one said is was going to be easy. That's why the atheist-overlords picked Bill. He may activate any sleeper agents on this board. Bills clearance has been upped to triple O status. (Bob only has one...)

For what it is worth many accounts get silenced instead of banned. I have had two accounts where instead of banning me they took away my ability to post anything. I am still logged in and I can type in the comments box but when I hit "submit" (or whatever it is) the comments never show up. So although I have not been formally banned, I can no longer post there. I wonder how many under the radar "bans" like this happen on a daily basis.

Frost:My point was simply that it would be absolutely possible for me to obtain a PhD in Geography without gaining any knowledge that would make me any more qualified to talk about Quantum or string theory than the average man in the street. In essence, my qualification is worthless in such a context. So the headline might as well be 31,000 random members of the public donít believe climate change will be harmful...

I sincerely hope you have somewhere else to comment because youíre no longer welcome here. -ds

The discussion, now headless, runs 'round the barnyard:

11Frost12258505/18/20082:33 am

Freemind said...

You act as if I didnít understand your point but I spoke directly to it....

12Frost12258505/18/20082:41 am

I also donít have time to respond to all of your nonsensical statements above. I find your views completely redundant of the stupefying mainstream media and public at large. I wish we didnít have your ďbalanceĒ here at this site UD. I prefer 100% clear thinking to a perceived fair and balanced 50% clear thinking 50% liberal propaganda....

13Frost12258505/18/20082:50 am

Also there is no consensus on global warming because it isnít happening! It got colder last year (though the pro global warmign crowed tried to deny it) and it is projected to trend significantly colder for the next 10 to 15 years....

ht: Bob O'H

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"The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you."- David Foster Wallace

"Here‚Äôs a clue. Snarky banalities are not a substitute for saying something intelligent. Write that down."- Barry Arrington

In the interest of accuracy, when I quoted freemind earlier, he/she had not yet been banned. Frostie was commenting in the interim time between freemind's comment and Dave's swing of the banning stick.

--------------It's natural to be curious about our world, but the scientific method is just one theory about how to best understand it. †We live in a democracy, which means we should treat every theory equally. - Steven Colbert, I Am America (and So Can You!)

In the interest of accuracy, when I quoted freemind earlier, he/she had not yet been banned. Frostie was commenting in the interim time between freemind's comment and Dave's swing of the banning stick.

Yet another problem with the loudspeaker. Can't see when the blow falls.

--------------Myth: Something that never was true, and always will be.

"The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you."- David Foster Wallace

"Here‚Äôs a clue. Snarky banalities are not a substitute for saying something intelligent. Write that down."- Barry Arrington

I realize youíre banned but thought Iíd use your own logic against you.

According to your logic only a PhD botanist should be considered an expert on whether the effects of higher CO2 concentrations are good or bad for agriculture. Obviously you and I are incapable of reading about the relationship between CO2 and plant growth. Well, obviously YOU are incapable, in any case.

--------------"Humans carry plants and animals all over the globe, thus introducing them to places they could never have reached on their own. That certainly increases biodiversity." - D'OL

The "right sense of humor" is apparently that of a playground bully; WmAD's revenge for all those wedgies he endured as a child.

--------------Flesh of the sky, child of the sky, the mindHas been obligated from the beginningTo create an ordered universeAs the only possible proof of its own inheritance. † † † † † † † † † † † † - Pattiann Rogers

And, in keeping with their well-known spirit of fair play, the UDenizens continue to "argue" with leo, despite knowing full well that he will not be able to point out their errors again.

Relativistic effects. As RBill explained, they wrote their posts before leo was banned, but back-modification by the loudspeaker makes it appear they are deliberately speaking to a ghost. It's unintentionally funny - imagine actors on a stage, ignoring the cops who have swept in to haul away one of their troupe, and continuing to speak lines to him (and pausing for the responses he is no longer able to make) with nary a pause.

It's a fine form of farcical theater. As RBill puts it:

Quote (Reciprocating Bill @ May 18 2008,08:28)

The discussion, now headless, runs 'round the barnyard:

Sums it up perfectly for me.

--------------"Humans carry plants and animals all over the globe, thus introducing them to places they could never have reached on their own. That certainly increases biodiversity." - D'OL

And, in keeping with their well-known spirit of fair play, the UDenizens continue to "argue" with leo, despite knowing full well that he will not be able to point out their errors again.

Relativistic effects. As RBill explained, they wrote their posts before leo was banned, but back-modification by the loudspeaker makes it appear they are deliberately speaking to a ghost. It's unintentionally funny - imagine actors on a stage, ignoring the cops who have swept in to haul away one of their troupe, and continuing to speak lines to him (and pausing for the responses he is no longer able to make) with nary a pause.

And, in keeping with their well-known spirit of fair play, the UDenizens continue to "argue" with leo, despite knowing full well that he will not be able to point out their errors again.

Relativistic effects. As RBill explained, they wrote their posts before leo was banned, but back-modification by the loudspeaker makes it appear they are deliberately speaking to a ghost. It's unintentionally funny - imagine actors on a stage, ignoring the cops who have swept in to haul away one of their troupe, and continuing to speak lines to him (and pausing for the responses he is no longer able to make) with nary a pause.

Cue: Iím not following this thread too closely, but to say that methodological naturalism is an essential ingredient of the scientific method betrays a gross ignorance of the history and philosophy of science. Indeed, itís not even fair to say that there is one scientific method. Percy Bridgman put it this way: ďthe scientific method, insofar as it is a method, is doing oneís damndest with oneís mind, no holds barred.Ē In any case, youíre out of here.

--------------Myth: Something that never was true, and always will be.

"The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you."- David Foster Wallace

"Here‚Äôs a clue. Snarky banalities are not a substitute for saying something intelligent. Write that down."- Barry Arrington